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HPV Education and Patient Navigation Project Seeks to Raise Awareness of Need for HPV Vaccine

Even as exciting developments are happening in cervical cancer research, an estimated 14,100 new cases of invasive cervical cancer will be diagnosed in the United States this year.


Author Rachel Sauer | Publish Date February 16, 2022
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COVID-19    Vaccinations

Why COVID-19 Vaccines Don’t Work As Well In Immunocompromised Cancer Patients

Despite the growing threat of the Delta variant, many Americans who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 are living life much as they did pre-pandemic — traveling, shopping, going out to eat, and forgoing masks in many situations.


Author Greg Glasgow | Publish Date August 13, 2021
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Gynecologic Cancer    Vaccinations   

Three Things to Know About the HPV Vaccine and Cervical Cancer

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, and CU Cancer Center member Lindsay Brubaker, MD, wants everyone to be aware of the relationship between cervical cancer and the human papillomavirus (HPV), a sexually-transmitted disease that causes the vast majority of cervical cancers. The current HPV vaccine protects against seven predominant strains of the virus that cause cancer, as well as the two that cause genital warts.


Author Cancer Center | Publish Date January 22, 2021
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Medscape

Cannabis Use Improved Sleep and Pain in Cancer Patients

news outletMedscape
Publish DateMay 04, 2023

Cannabis use among patients with cancer helped relieve pain and improve sleep quality as well as subjective cognitive function, a new study suggests.

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Science News

Women Who’ve Had Breast Cancer Can Safely Pause Treatment for Pregnancy

news outletScience News
Publish DateMay 03, 2023

For women who’ve had breast cancer and want to have a child, taking a break from a common treatment to try for a pregnancy appears safe in the short term.

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The Colorado Sun

Colorado Clinics Could Soon Be Reimbursed for Linking Patients to Healthy Food, Housing Services

news outletThe Colorado Sun
Publish DateApril 27, 2023

Colorado lawmakers approved a plan that could lead to a program to fund community health work that bolsters traditional medical care. 

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CBS News

Cigarette Smoking Rate Hits All-Time Low Among American Adults

news outletCBS News
Publish DateApril 27, 2023

U.S. cigarette smoking dropped to another all-time low last year, with 1 in 9 adults saying they were current smokers.

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